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File consists of the Metropolitan Toronto Planning Area pilot document for the District 10 Plan, which outlined policies, proposals and administrative responsibilities related to development on a 25-square mile area bounded by Highway 400, Steeles Avenue, Keele Street and Sheppard Avenue.

File consists of two parts of the "Jane-Finch Commercial Study" prepared by the North York Planning Board, published in February and September 1963 respectively. The reports relate to the Township of North York's proposed commercial development plans for District 10. Metropolitan Toronto city planners sought to define and designate land use, a then-experimental development strategy planned to accompany the construction of York University's Keele Campus.

File consists of a planning report prepared by the Central Mortage and Housing Corporation regarding the analysis and development of the Provincial site in the Township of North York. Wanda MacNevin's notation indicates that the area in question included Edgeley Village (Shoreham).

File consists of the 1967 draft and 1968 revision of the tertiary plan for the Jane Heights Community as proposed in the District 10 Plan. It relates to residential zoning for houses and apartment buildings, projected population size, as understood and planned by the North York Planning Department in the late 1960s.

File consists of one commemorative issue of The Mirror newspaper, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Township of North York (1922-1972).

File consists of a report prepared by the North York Planning Board to examine land use as part of District 10 planning

File consists of a statistics information package compiled by the Downsview-Weston Action Community (DWAC) Statistics Task Force for residents. It features maps, directories and datasets related to Wards 3, 1 and 5 in the Borough of North York.

File consists of one volume of the Four Winds Sentinel Newspaper.

File consists of one numbered issue of The jane corridor, Vol. 3, no. 3.

File consists of seven numbered issues of The jane corridor, Vol. 2.

File consists of "Look 'N Cook," a recipe book composed by the mothers and children of the Tiny Toddlers Club.

File consists of one numbered issue of The jane corridor, Vol. 4, no. 1.

File consists of four numbered issues of The jane corridor, Vol. 5.

File consists of the "Jane/Finch Youth Study" written by Irene Pengelly in 1978. It was financed by the Metro Children's Aid Society. The "Report on Emergency Shelters" (1978) by Dorothy Goebel is featured in the appendix to this study.

File consists of one issue of the jane corridor news published in 1978.

File consists of 10 issues of the jane corridor news published in 1979.

File consists of newspaper clippings and photocopies of news articles published between 1978 an 1979.

File consists of one photocopied page of the jane corridor news published in 1980.

File consists of meeting minutes, program reports and proposals related to the Black Creek Venture Group (BCVG), a community group originally founded to address drug overdoses in the Black Creek area. BCVG also provided programming for community residents of all ages and abilities, hosting athletics competitions, dance classes and field trips.

File consists of the 1980 policy report "Planning Agenda for the Eighties Part II: Metro's Suburbs in Transition" by R. Marvyn Novick for the Social Planning Council of Metropolitan Toronto. It also includes photocopies of the preface and recommendations summary sections of the report with notations made by MacNevin.

File consists of reports, meeting minutes, speech notes and case studies relating to the Child/Parent Centre project, an early initiative of the Jane/Finch Community.

File consists of newspaper clippings, advertisements, posters, charts and other documents related to local media and local youth media. Wanda MacNevin's notations refer to these records collectively as "attachments."

File consists of six numbered issues of The Jane Echo, Vol. 1.

File consists of 10 numbered issues of The Jane Echo, Vol. 2.

File consists of the "Report on the Outreach Pilot Project," prepared by the Mayor's Committee on Community, Race and Ethnic Relations, City of North York. Also included is Alderman Pat O'Neill's memo "Jane-Finch Project," which is a follow-up to the original report. This report recommended that the City of North York evaluate the effectiveness of their community-directed programs towards meeting community needs, promote-information sharing and program coordination among recreational and leisure programs, evaluate the consequences of planning initiatives on impacted communities, develop trust between government workers and community members, the establishment of a Youth Sub-Committee and the development of a feasibility report to assess whether a permanent Outreach/Streetworker Program would be viable. O'Neill's memo expands on the issues raised in the original report and makes additional recommendations for implementing programs within the Jane-Finch community.

File consists of 12 numbered issues of The Jane Echo, Vol. 3, including one duplicate copy of Vol. 3, no. 3

File consists of 9 numbered issues of

File consists of photocopies of a commemorative booklet for North York's bicentennial celebrations, which includes a directory of services in Jane-Finch.

File consists of 11 numbered issues of The Echo, Vol. 5, including one duplicate copy of Vol. 5, no. 4 and one photocopied page.

File consists of the Ontario Community Education Centre's evaluation report on the Jane-Finch Neighbourhood Outreach Project, which began in 1983. It evaluates the effectiveness of the outreach project, which assigned one project manager and five outreach workers to oversee neighbourhood committees and assist residents in communicating with agencies and institutions.

File consists of eight numbered issues of The Echo, Vol. 6, including one duplicate copy of Vol. 6, no. 3 and one duplicate copy of Vol. 6, no. 6.

File consists of photocopies of the book "The Story of the Toronto House Movement, 1910-1985." It presents the history of the Toronto Association of Neighbourhood Services (TANS) in three distinct sections. The first section covers the period from 1918 to 1970. The second section covers the period from 1970 to 1980. The third section covers the period from 1981 to 1985.

File consists of newspaper clippings and photocopies of news articles published between 1981 and 1986.

File consists of the booklet "From Longhouse to Highrise" (North York: Downsview Weston Action Community, 1986).

File consists of timelines, proposals and correspondence relating to the Downsview-Weston Community. It includes two copies of "Downsview Weston Action Community History: An Overview of 1973-1983," a proposal relating to a two-year plan for the Downsview-Weston community, and a letter to Daniel Crombie, a clerk working for the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto, from B. MacLeod, the City Clerk regarding a development grant for the Downsview West Community Health Centre.

File consists of a report prepared by Reya Ali for Jackie Rankine and York University's Community Relations department. Comparisons are made regarding the amount of community-based service funding awarded tp Wards 1, 3 and 5 of North York and Ward 7 of Metropolitan Toronto.

File consists of summary minutes of a meeting organized by thet Northwest Advisory Committee regarding services planned for the Jane-Finch neighbourhood.

File consists of a letter addressed to Honey Kerr-Went, President of the North York Inter-Agency and Community Council from the Coalition of Concerned Community Organizations. The Coalition issued the letter to encourage better communication and coordination between community groups and funding bodies.

File consists of a report titled "An Assessment of the Metropolitan Toronto Police Force Community - Police Planning Project," commissioned by the Ministry of the Solicitor General of Canada and the Metropolitan Toronto Police Force. It evaluates the results of community-based policing activities in two target communities: Parkdale and Jane-Finch.

File consists of four numbered issues of the Norwester, Vols. 0 and 1 and includes one duplicate copy of Vol. 0, no. 0. It also includes one photocopy of a press release written by Tom Kear to introduce the community newspaper to readers.

File consists of a draft of the Jane/Finch Demographic Profile prepared by R.D.M. McMann, a member of the City of North York (?)'s Property & Economic Development Department

File consists of a booklet containing a collection of folksayings and phrases provided by Jane-Finch residents from diverse ethnocultural backgrounds.

File consists of two copies of "Project Rebirth," a report prepared by Jane-Finch residents and community organizations to assess the community's education, employment, facilities, recreation services, immigrant services, and housing related needs and develop strategies to strengthen community-led anti-racism and anti-drug initiatives. The report summarizies key problems found in surveyed areas within Jane-Finch and proposes short-term and long-term solutions to improve quality of life in those areas.

File consists of the book "'Is' Is Not

File consists of the Community Profile of the City of North York, prepared by the North York Inter-Agency and Community Council for the Metro.

File consists of the Report of the Advisor on Race Relations to the Premier of Ontario Bob Rae. The report was issued to Ontario Premier Bob Rae by Stephen Lewis, Advisor on Race Relations, in response to rioting and violence in Toronto.

File consists of research papers, speeches and reports that examine Jane-Finch through the lens of community planning. It includes two copies of excerpts from "How Energy is Creating Change from Within," a 1982 presentation by Professor Elspeth Heyworth, the 1984 research paper "Community Spirit of the Jane/Finch Corridor" by York University Student Beth Bow, "A Paper on Community Organization and Planning" by Peggy Birnberg and Peggy Edwards, who presented it at the Community Planning Conference in 1988, and an excerpt of "United Nations of Jane-Finch," a 1993 research paper by resident and York University student Richard De Gaetano. It also includes a 1980 proposal from the Jane/Finch Community and Family Centre to conduct prevention planning assessments to determine the services needed within the rapidly growing community. Jane/Finch Community and Family Centre President Helen Ede's 1978 workshop presentation notes for "Neighbourhood Planning - Social Evolution of the Jane Finch Area" are also included.

File consists of agendas, meeting minutes, news releases, memos, correspondence, contact lists, posters, and protest sign templates created by the Committee Against Police Brutality. Wanda MacNevin was a member of the Protest March Committee within this larger protest organization.

File consists of one numbered issue of the Norwester (Downsview/Weston), Vol. 1.

File consists of the typescript of the 1993 Ruth Morris play "Jane Finch: Corner of 100 Lands."

File consists of the Metro/North York Comparison: 1991 Census Data social report prepared by the North York Inter-Agency and Community Council and the United Way charity.

File consists of two copies of the Norwester (Downsview/Weston), Vol. 2, issue 8.

File consists of "A Census Atlas of North York" a report on the social characteristics of the City of North York based on data obtained from the 1991 Canada Census. It was prepared by the North York Inter-Agency and Community Council and the United Way charity.

File consists of the video cassette tape (VHS) of the movie "Teen Moms: Our Stories," filmed and produced by the Black Creek Community Health Centre as part of the Teen Moms on the Move program. The original VHS sleeve, addressed to Wanda MacNevin, is also included.

File consists of two numbered issues of the Norwester (Downsview/Weston), Vol. 3 and two duplicate copies of Vol. 3, issue 9.

File consists of two copies of the Norwester (Downsview/Weston), Vol. 4, issue 2.

File consists of agendas, meeting minutes, contact lists, news releases, memos, reports, protest lyric sheets, articles, newspaper clippings and some ephemeria related to the Metro Days of Action and other "fightback" protests organized by the North York Fights Back organizing committee. Metro Days of Action was a protest rally that lasted from October 22 to 26, 1996 and centred on community opposition to the healthcare, economic, social, transit and education policies of Premier Michael Harris' Conservative government. It was followed by smaller organized protests such as the Mega Fightback Rally, centred on the impending amalgamation of the Etobicoke, North York, East York, Scarborough and York with Metropolitan Toronto. Protesters from all constituent parts of the colloquially-dubbed "megacity" opposed the action because of the projected impact that amalgamation would have on their cities.

File consists of the application guidelines for submissions to the Provincial FOCUS Community Program offered by the Ontario Ministry of Health's Health Promotion Branch.

File consists of four numbered issues of the Norwester, Vol. 4 and two duplicate copies of Vol. 4, issue 4.

File consists of two numbered issues of Your Community, Vol. 1.

File consists of three copies of The Jane-Finch Caring Community, Vol. 1, issue 5.

File consists of records related to youth strategies in education, housing, drug and crime prevention and anti-racism as compiled by MacNevin. It includes meeting minutes, letters of understanding, and planning documents related to initiatives funded by the City of Toronto and Toronto Community Housing. It also includes an academic paper titled "Public Spaces for Youth? The Case of the Jane-Finch Neighborhood in Toronto" (2015) by Michail Galanakis.

File consists of five numbered issues of The Jane-Finch Caring Community, Vol. 3. It also includes three loose copies of an article in Vol. 3.

File consists of the community report "Towards Indicators of Community Capacity: A Study in Four Toronto Communities." The report examines indicators of quality of life in the Toronto neighbourhoods of Tobermory, Parkdale, Regent Park and Firgrove. Firgrove and Tobermory are communities within the Jane-Finch neighbourhood and the objective of the three-year qualitative research project was to compare four Toronto communities and determine the indicators of community capacity - the potential for the community to work towards and achieve their goals. This was measured through facilitating conditions offered by access to child care, spaces, services and programs, in contrast to barrier conditions such as unsafe meeting places and meeting times and a negative image of the community imposed by outsiders.

File consists of four pamphlets written by Ruth Morris. It contains two copies of her 1997 pamphlet "Keys to Hope and Action," her 1998 pamphlet "Overcoming Neighbourhoodism," and her 1999 pamphlet "The Jane-Finch Community Banking Project."

File consists of four numbered issues of The Jane-Finch Caring Community and two duplicate copies of Vol. 2, issue 4.

File consists of newspaper clippings and photocopies of news articles published between 1993 and 1999.

File consists of the book "From the Edge: A Woman's Evolution from Abuse to Activism" (1999) by Wanda MacNevin.

File consists of two numbered issues of the Downsview Post, Vol. 1. It includes one duplicate copy of Vol. 1, no. 1.

File consists of the report "Who's the Target," prepared by the Committee to Stop Targeted Policing. It examines the impact of Community Action Policing, a City of Toronto initiative that assigned police officers to patrol "hotspots" in the summer of 1999.

File consists of newspaper articles relating to the creation of a Community News Network within the Jane-Finch neighbourhood, a map of the former City of North York and an information sheet for a community meeting organized for "Save Humber River Regional Hospital's Finch Site ('York Finch')."

File consists of three copies of the Downsview Post, Vol. 2, no. 3. This issue, published in December 2001, differs in content from the issue of Vol. 2, no. 3 originally published in October 2001.

File consists of the report on "Ethno-Racial Inequality in the City of Toronto: An Analysis of the 1996 Census" prepared by Michael Ornstein of the Institute of Social Research, York University for the City of Toronto.

File consists of three copies of The Jane-Finch Caring Community, Vol. 4, issue 3.

File consists of the Toronto District Health Council (TDHC)'s 2001 review of the Humber River Regional Hospital's (HRRH) redevelopment project proposal. HHRH's proposal involved ending services at its Church St. or Finch Avenue and outlines the necessities behind a sugge of opening a new facility.

File consists of two numbered issues of the Downsview Post, Vol. 2. It includes three copies of Vol. 2, no. 1 and two copies of Vol. 2, no. 3.

File consists of three numbered issues of the Downsview Post. It includes three copies published in February 2002, three copies published in May 2002 and two copies published in July 2002.

File consists of the executive summary and report "Poverty by Postal Code: The Geography of Neighbourhood Poverty 1981-2001" prepared by the United Way of Greater Toronto and the Canadian Council on Social Development.

File consists of meeting minutes, agendas and correspondence relating to the work of Promoting Education and Community Health (PEACH).

File consists of three numbered issues of The York West Advocate, Vol. 1. It includes one duplicate copy of Vol. 1, no. 4.

File consists of an excerpt of an article with the heading "The Yorkwoods-Grandravine Neighbourhood in the broader Jane Finch community," by Dr. Suzanne Jacobsen of the University of Toronto.

File consists of a booklet containing a collection of stories from of the Never Too Old to Learn Seniors Group.

File consists of three numbered issues of The York West Advocate, Vol. 2. It includes two duplicate copies of Vol. 2, no. 3.

File consists of files originally compiled by Maria Augimeri, former North York City Councillor, Metro Toronto City Councillor (Pre-Amalgamation), and Toronto City Councillor. It includes the former City Councillor's speech notes, memos, news releases, reports, correspondence, notices of motion, meeting details and NDP backgrounder documents. Prominent topics include the Yorkwoods Safe Neighbourhood Project, Building Hope Coalition, policing in schools and the case of Brianna Davy.

File consists of the report

File consists of the report

File consists of the Early Development Instrument (EDI) results of the York West riding with data compiled by the Canadian Mothercraft Society and the Province of Ontario. It includes the riding's EDI results spanning 2004-2005, 2007-2008 and 2010-2011. It also includes presentation slides relating to the riding's 2014-2015 EDI results prepared by the Toronto Early Literacy Specialists.

File consists of the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) report titled "Model Schools For Inner City Task Force Report." It describes the members and vision of the Model Schools for Inner City Task Force, the issues they seek to resolve and their model for developing successful students living in low-income neighbourhoods and going to school within the TDSB system.

File consists of four numbered issues of The York West Advocate, Vol. 3. It includes three copies of Vol. 3, no. 1, three copies of Vol. 3, no. 2, one copy of Vol. 3, no. 3 and two copies of Vol. 3, no. 5.

File consists of three copies of The York West Advocate special issue focused on the Asian Longhorned Beetle.

File consists of newspaper clippings and photocopies of news articles published between 2000 and 2005.

File consists of the City of Toronto Staff Report titled "Toronto Youth Strategy 2006 Implementation Priorities and Terms of Reference for the Youth Strategy Panel."

File consists of a commemorative booklet celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Delta Family Resource Centre in 2005. It also contains the meeting summary and evaluation of the Community Conversation Circles and Building Movement Project Workshop combined program at the Delta Family Resource Centre.

File consists of three numbered volumes of The York West Advocate, Vol. 4.

File consists of two copies of "City of Toronto: Action on Poverty Profile," a report prepared by Social Planning Toronto. It also includes photocopies of the City Ward profiles specific to York West's Wards 7, 8 and 9.

File consists of the book "You Can Get There From Here: 25 Years of Bridging Courses for Women at York University" (2006), edited by Ruby Newman and Andrea O'Reilly. Wanda MacNevin was an early student of the Bridging Courses at York University.

File consists of the report of the City of Toronto Social Development, Finance and Administration Division, titled "City of Toronto Priority Neighbourhoods: Overview of Demographics And Community Services Jane-Finch #2."

File consists of a report prepared by Garry Green, a resident of the Jane-Finch neighbourhood, regarding community issues and challenges raised during a Jane-Finch community meeting at the Grandravine Community Centre.

File consists of newspaper clippings and photocopies of news articles published in 2006.

File consists of the interim and executive reports produced as part of the San Romanoway Community Revitalization Project. The interim report was prepared by Dr. George S. Rigakos, Francis Kwashie and Stephen E. Bosanac. The executive report was prepared by Dr. George S. Rigakos.